Open Defecation Free Village Shikdamakha Assam
Shikdamakha near Guwahati Assam Northeast India organizes a number of cleanliness drives and competitions. The village is in the process of surpassing Mawlynnong in Meghalaya as India's cleanest village.
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| Mawlynnong Village Meghalaya Image (C) Dr Ajay Kumar Ojha |
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| Mawlynnong Village Meghalaya Image (C) Dr Ajay Kumar Ojha |
Situated around 100 km from Guwahati, Shikdamakha village earned maximum points in the cleanliness sub-index of national gauge as per a Village Cleanliness Index published by the Union Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation.
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| Image Courtesy Abdul Gani |
The cleanliness drive started in this village four years before Swachh Bharat Abhiyan launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2015. It was the initiative of the youth of this village who motivated the villagers and conducted cleanliness competitions among households which helped them in getting the entire village area clean. A group of the villagers went to Mawlynnong village also to see how they maintain the cleanliness.
Shikdamakha village has also earned the coveted Open Defecation Free (ODF) status. The inhabitants of the village also advocate for a plastic-free way of life. The villagers are aggressive cleanliness conscious even though they do not have television and there is no mobile network available in the village.
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